Category: Swedish aircraft

• SNCAN Martinet – Part Four – Swedish Spy

  

  That might seem a bit harsh, but the decal on the side of the fuselage and the Wikipedia entry both identify this post-war aircraft as part of the cartographic services if the Swedish government. They may have flown over Sweden mapping, but they could also have been taking vertical pictures elsewhere. There are several internet…

  Dick Stein

  February 27, 2023

  1:72 scale, airliner, Civil aircraft, Colour Schemes, Czech models, Decals, Model Airplane, Ruritania, Scale Models, Swedish aircraft, Uncategorized

• SNCAN Martinet – Part Two – Pre-Armed

  

  I am never quite sure whether I want the good news or the bad news first – but in any case I want to be warned what is coming. In the case of the Martinet I looked up another modeller’s build of the same kit and learned that Czech Sneeze had made a slight error…

  Dick Stein

  February 26, 2023

  1:72 scale, adhesives, Civil aircraft, design, French aircraft, Model Airplane, Modelling materials, Scale Models, subassembly, Swedish aircraft

  fit, fuselage, Martinet, wings

• SNCAN Martinet – Part One – A Siebel By Any Other Name

  

  Christmas was coming to the hobby shop and it was time to choose my present. In this case before the actual day, so I got a fresh choice. The SNCAN Martinet was a Siebel 204 produced in France during the occupation and afterwards. It was used by the French air force and then sold on…

  Dick Stein

  February 24, 2023

  1:72 scale, airliner, Civil aircraft, Czech models, design, French aircraft, German aircraft, Hobby Shops, Model Airplane, Modelling Supplies, Ruritanian Aircraft, Swedish aircraft

  1:72, Czech kit, French Air Force, German aircraft

• SAAB Tunnen – Part One – Swedish Birthday Present

  

  I always keep an eye out these days for old or re-issued Heller kits. Either way, they are good value for money, with subjects that you just don’t see otherwise. Which is not to say that other makers do not do the prototypes – just that we never see them here. Thus, once I see…

  Dick Stein

  January 19, 2023

  1:72 scale, Colour Schemes, History, Model Airplane, Scale Models, Swedish aircraft

  Congo, Heller, Swedish